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Vacation Bible School 2018

Vacation Bible School wraps up today. We had 121 children and 73 youth and adult volunteers having a great time on the Rolling River Rampage! This has been a blessed week of fun, learning, and worship.

Many thanks to Read more

A Prayer for Families

Lord God, you’ve got the whole world in your hands: refugees and citizens; the persecuted the entitled; people of all colors; those living safely in intact families and those torn apart from inside and outside forces. Bless this broken Read more

Youth Mission Trip: Think Globally; Act Locally for Christ

Jesus said, “What you have done to the least of my brothers and sisters, you have done to me.” The Youth Mission Trip, Think Globally, Act Locally for Christ, was held from June 18 to June 21. Read more

A Prayer for St. Andrew’s School Community and Church in this In-Between Time

Dear God, you are our beginning and our end, and you are with us in every beginning and ending. The closing of our school continues to be a source of sadness and challenge for us. We pray for your comfort and Read more

Summer liturgies

Dear friends, A blessing and a challenge of liturgical worship is that the words of the service become so familiar. The blessing is that those familiar words can be a source of great comfort, and anchor in the midst Read more

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Several years ago, I had a beloved friend in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who was a retired priest called Father Alex. He was an alumnus and a big fan of University of Michigan football and the school colors of blue Read more

PORT – An opportunity to serve others

Matt Deller will be leading our PORT ministry for the 2018-2019 season. (Thank you, Matt!) We are seeking volunteers to assist Matt, especially a few people to coordinate/prepare the two meals for December and March. Although it seems like Read more

Bread for the World: Advocating for Hungry People Near and Far

On June 11 and 12, John and I will be in Washington, DC, participating in Bread for the World’s annual Lobby Day. Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger Read more

Seeking the Spirit’s Help: Gun Violence

The Texas school shooting on May 18 was the 22nd school shooting in the US thus far in 2018. Each year, 2737 children and youth die from gun violence—7 per day. School shootings grab our attention, but it is Read more

The ministry of hospitality

Dear friends, I am grateful for the many ways that the people of St. Andrew’s offer a ministry of hospitality, to one another and to those outside our doors. The scrumptious brunch on May 6, complete with the beautifully Read more